ACS Laboratory Launches Tested Safe Certified Seal Program

By |2021-08-29T22:44:48+01:0029 August 2021|

ACS Laboratory, a cannabis and hemp testing lab based outside of Tampa Bay, Florida, announced the launch of their “Tested Safe Certified Seal” program. The program is designed to help raise standards and put more consumer trust in safe, tested products. The “Tested Safe Certified Seal” [...]

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Current Trends in Banking for Cannabis-Related Businesses

By |2021-08-29T22:44:47+01:0029 August 2021|

Cannabis is still federally illegal and is included on Schedule 1 of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), along with such other substances as heroin, fentanyl and methamphetamines.1 It is a federal crime to grow, possess or sell cannabis. Despite being federally illegal, 36 U.S. states and the [...]

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Could 2021 Be the Year of Federal Cannabis Legalization?

By |2021-08-29T22:44:44+01:0029 August 2021|

The legalization of cannabis in the U.S. has been long in the making. Back in the early 1970s, states such as Oregon, Texas and Colorado began the process of decriminalizing small amounts of cannabis. Fast forward 50 years or thereabouts, and the momentum toward legalization is [...]

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Kaycha Labs Joins NIST’s CannaQAP

By |2021-08-29T22:44:43+01:0029 August 2021|

Kaycha Labs, a cannabis lab testing company headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has announced their participation in the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Cannabis Quality Assurance Program (CannaQAP). The NIST is an organization under the U.S. Department of Commerce that promotes innovation through standards, [...]

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Cancer patients interested in CBD, but lack understanding on benefits or risks

By |2021-08-29T15:24:51+01:0029 August 2021|

A new survey by Vanderbilt University at a cancer care clinic revealed interest in CBD but patients are still unsure. The survey of 100 patients at an oncology care clinic showed participants were interested in CBD as a way to alleviate symptoms. They listed their main [...]

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Emigration: “I tried cannabis again and I noticed that I was in less pain when I took it.”

By |2021-08-29T15:24:25+01:0029 August 2021|

In a new series, Cannabis Health News talks to people who have experienced emigration in search of safe, legal cannabis access. Our previous stories have focused on the difficulty of packing your entire life into boxes and emigrating with your family to a new country for access. However, [...]

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Student campaign aims to “End the Stigma” around medical cannabis this Freshers Week

By |2021-08-29T15:24:00+01:0029 August 2021|

Research and policy charity, Drug Science has partnered with student ambassadors to end the stigma of medical cannabis and improve access. Across the UK, students starting or returning to university this year will have their first ‘in person’ Freshers Week this September. It can be an [...]

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Spinal cord injury and cannabis: Why patients are turning to complementary therapies

By |2021-08-29T15:23:41+01:0029 August 2021|

New research shows the majority of people living with a spinal cord injury use complementary therapies including cannabis. A study led by experts from five Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems Centers in the US, revealed that 80 percent of participants were current or previous users of [...]

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“Families have had enough of being unseen and unheard” – Campaigners react to landmark medical cannabis report

By |2021-08-29T15:23:10+01:0029 August 2021|

Campaigners have responded to a report, which highlights for the first time, the desperation and anger of families trying to access medical cannabis in the UK. Cannabis Health speaks to Dr Anne Katrin Schlag, head of research at Drug Science and campaigner, director of the Medical [...]

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